STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1653-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2663

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2663, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to assist the operations and increase the accountability of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) by:

     (1)  Clarifying changes to its membership and nomination process;

     (2)  Appropriating an unspecified amount of funds for HTSB to coordinate an effort to create a network incorporating the teacher education institutions and the Department of Education (DOE) to support the free interchange of information valuable to all participating organizations; and

     (3)  Expanding the scope of information provided by HTSB in its annual report and summary report to the Governor and Legislature.

     DOE, HTSB, and the Hawaii State Teachers Association offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2663, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2663, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair